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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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